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    Quote Originally Posted by gbflyer View Post
    Never owned a half inch factory gun. Of course I've always had the dumbest dog and got the worst gas mileage.
    i have three swifts, two .223, one .243 and two lrpr 6br and they all wil print at most half inch groups measured center to center with proper loads. proper loads is the key here. i just measured a set of 6br lrpv target w/ 7 diff powder loads with 68g bergers 4 shot groups (this is statistically best for the buck). 4 measure 3/4 -1", two 1/2-3/4, and one .25. with the other rifles u can add 1/4 inch on the low side and 1" on the hi side w/ experimental loads. the two 6br are factory bull, two are mcgowen w/ sporter barrels and six are factory w/ light varmint to standard varmint barrels w/ minimum 18x scope on hi side w/ bench rest equipment.
    it may take me all day plus some (bench is 25' out the front door) and sometimes much frustration ( so many variables involved) to find the best load but they wil eventually get there if i do my part. then its incredible when you hit the correct load. we call it "putting them to sleep"
    also, you wil never know the full potential til you shoot at night w/ zero wind.
    there are other brands that some of the rifles wil do that but the odds are with savage, hands down.

    there are tons of info to assist in accuracy
    here is a good start
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Precision-Sh...-/222065772986
    and after you find the best load try this
    http://www.accurateshooter.com/techn...torque-tuning/
    most times it improves.....sometimes it doesnt
    best advice is get into benchrest competition where you can learn from the best
    the principles are the same for benchrest or sporter
    Last edited by 1953greg; 12-05-2016 at 11:58 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1953greg View Post
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    also, you wil never know the full potential til you shoot at night w/ zero wind.
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    or in The Houston Wharehouse

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    I am very pleased with my model 12FV in .308. Including the rifle, scope and mounts including all taxes, I have $666.13 invested. If you know of another brand that can match the accuracy of the Savage I would like to know about it. I cannot shoot sub MOA groups but 1 MOA is pretty easy for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aephilli822 View Post
    or in The Houston Wharehouse
    Yea that was some good reading. What they did was amazing.

    Its a shame the bullet mfgs don't do that kind of research and publish it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RC20 View Post
    Yea that was some good reading. What they did was amazing.

    Its a shame the bullet mfgs don't do that kind of research and publish it.
    Do you have a link to the story?

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